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A Jan. 23, 2025 memo from President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Interior to fast-track federal recognition.

During a town hall meeting on Monday, Zebulon Commissioners responded to uncertainty from residents about the town’s issues.

A bill moving in the state House this week would reintroduce the electric chair and firing squads as part of the death penalty.

North Carolina's average teacher salary is ranked below neighboring states, and is about $14,000 less than the national average.

A bipartisan group of state House lawmakers want new regulations for artificial intelligence. The bill would make it a misdemeanor to create what's known as "deepfake" AI content.

WUNC's music reporter Brian Burns chats with musician Bartees Strange about his latest album "Horror."

The Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by strict drinking water standards for forever chemicals set last year. The Environmental Protection Agency has said PFAS increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and babies being born with low birth weight.

New or higher tolls would impact eight ferry routes. Senator Bobby Hanig tried to have them removed from the budget.

Former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife and daughter have been banned from future participation in a state-run child care nutrition grant program.

At the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos festival in Durham, founded by North Carolina’s own Rhiannon Giddens, WUNC music reporter Brian Burns hopped between more than a dozen performances and events. He gives us a lowdown on what was truly a magical weekend of live music and a celebration of southern Black culture.

For hundreds of communities nationwide, plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended because of the Trump administration's elimination of a federal grant program.

FEMA's decision to stop reimbursing all of the debris removal costs from Hurricane Helene could cost North Carolina as much as $200 million, Stein told Trump in a letter.